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Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, experienced a data breach in October. Credit: Ilnur Khisamutdinov/AlamyOn 10 November, hackers gained access to a Princeton University database containing the…

November 19, 20253 min readNew Research Shows How AI Could Transform Math, Physics, Cancer Research, and MoreA new paper shows ChatGPT-5 emerging as a tool that…

The world’s largest study into key substances in the bloodstream has paved the way for a swathe of pinprick tests that can detect early signs of…

One of my children is irate at my deletion of an important school email. I claim that so many useless emails rain into my inbox that…

Much of humanity lives close to the shore. A 2024 study estimated that in 2018, around 2 billion people lived within 50 kilometres of a coast,…

Leading 10 cities overallBeijing’s output, measured by adjusted Share*, increased by 9.14% between 2023 and 2024, while Shanghai’s grew by 20%. The adjusted Share of all…

Apple Chui (left), Hannah Eisler Burnett (centre) and Taukiei Kitara study key issues for coastal communities.Credit: L: CPRO, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Apple Chui),…

As China’s cities become taller, bigger and more modern, they face a major problem: the ground beneath them is sinking. A 2024 study1 found that nearly…

Credit: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg via GettyChina has made no secret of its goal to attract the world’s best scientists. In the past three years, a parade of…

China has seen increasing international enrolments as its universities grow in stature, but this has also brought challenges.Credit: Yang Bo/China News Service/VCG via GettyIn 2018, I…